In Libya it is not called a peaceful protest it is called a war because thousands and thousands of people died in Libya all because they asked for their freedom. there has been incredible damage in the self's of all Libyan citizens that walked out asking for their freedom. more than 45000 people died, and the war was basically between the Libyan citizens, Al-Qaddafi and the Libyan army blacks and Arab. After a year and a almost 3 months Muammar Al-Qaddafi gets killed by the Libyan citizens and his family and all who worked in the Libyan government are now in prison. still to today Libya has not found a new president to take the place of the old ruler that stayed in rule for 42 years which is the longest in the world till today.
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The Libyan protest started on the 17th of February 2011 and ended on the 23rd of October 2011 which is 8 months and 6 days, but most people say that Libya has been settled after a year from the civil war. The Qaddafi era has been the longest era of a ruler in the world. Qaddafi was the first president after the the Italian invasion of Libya in 1918. Yes, it was not just a revolution it was a civil war between Arab tribes and the country was going to be separated. Some tribes were with the Qaddafi and some were not also Libya has about a 10% of non-Arab citizens which are originally black Africans. Qaddafi was killed by an Arab tribe in Libya so his era ended. he left 45000 deaths and more then 100000 injured citizens and orphans.